— David DeWitt
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Feb
Lili Damita to Wed Errol Flynn. A fast plane will carry Lili Damita, well known French star, and Errol Flynn, Irish actor, to Yuma, Arizona, June 19. Miss Damita, according to one of her closest friends, has chosen this Gretna Green, for their marriage. Lili has often been rumored engaged to some rich New Yorker or to some titled Englishman, but for six months, she has been seen in the company of Flynn. They are shown here in a recent photo at Santa Barbara, California.
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— David DeWitt
Family reunion in Cuba where Flynn is filming The Big Boodle
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Feb
Reunion For Errol Flynn in Havana. Havana, Cuba: Actor Errol Flynn hugs his little daughter Arnella, 2 1/2 as his wife, Patrice Wymore watches in a reunion in Havana, Cuba. Mrs. Flynn and Arnella arrived to join the star during the shooting of “The Big Boodle”. Flynn left his family in London when he flew to Cuba for the film several weeks ago. They will visit his parents on his 3600-acre ranch on Jamaica after the picture is completed and then will return to London for several more films in a TV series Flynn is producing.
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— David DeWitt
Errol Flynn speaking at Royal Command Performance – November 1949
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Feb
Photo by Mark Kauffman
— David DeWitt
A serious talk outside the LA County Courthouse…
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Feb
Flynn And His Attorneys. Los Angeles: Errol Flynn (center) and his attorneys Jerry Giesler (left) and Robert E. Ford, pause outside the Los Angeles courtroom before today's Preliminary Hearing. Giesler cross-examined Peggy Satterlee's witness, Peter Stackpole, Life and Time photographer, who offered as evidence a photo allegedly taken of the dancer and Flynn on Flynn's yacht.
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Tasmanian Museum receives Errol Flynn Memorabilia
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Feb
Rory Flynn daughter of Hollywood actor Errol Flynn. Rory Flynn holds a love letter from her father to her mother Nora Eddington.
(ABC News: Jane Bestwick)
The daughter of movie legend Errol Flynn has arrived in Hobart for her first visit to the birthplace of her famous father.
Rory Flynn has donated all of her father's memorabilia to the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.
Errol Flynn wowed Hollywood for more than 30 years in 50 films. But his off-screen antics often brought him more attention than his movie performances – among them Captain Blood, Robin Hood and Dodge City.
His daughter Rory, from his second marriage to actress Nora Eddington, says the love letters she has donated to the museum reveal her father's softer side. “If you ever get to read any of these letters you'll be astounded at how endearing and personal they are and loving and you can really see his spirit,” she said.
Also among the memorabilia are photos from a number of Errol Flynn's films and a dagger he used in the movie Don Juan, taken from the set by his grandmother.
Museum director Bill Bleathman says the memorabilia will be used on the anniversary of Flynn's birthday next year.
“We're looking at a small exhibition to celebrate the 100th year, but certainly in a redeveloped museum,” he said.
“There'll be a space there for a more fitting tribute to famous Tasmanians.”
— David DeWitt
